Midterm review

Joseph Reagle

Exam

Parameters

You are being tested on your understanding of course content.

Philosophy

  • I’d like everyone to do well in writing and participation as well,
    • but those are cumulative skills that take time to develop,
    • which I especially want to help you with.

Resources

Questions

Which TWO techniques create an “illusion of knowing”?

  1. re-reading the text/highlights
    • ✓ most preferred but least productive
  2. elaboration
    • rephrase ideas; relate them to what you already know
  3. massed practice
    • ✓ “single-minded, rapid-fire repetition of something”
  4. spaced, interval retrieval
    • spaced out sessions interleaved with other material
  5. (self) quizzes after learning
    • effortful retrieval/application helps consolidate learning

What is “transmission control protocol” responsible for?

  1. Reliably delivering data
  2. Addressing and routing
  3. Translating hostnames to addresses
  4. Formatting for exchanging information

The markdown for a 2nd level heading is __ ## __.

Which of the following is LEAST true of SSL/HTTPS:

  1. The site uses encryption
  2. The site content is reliable
  3. Your online interaction will be private
  4. The identity of the site is verified by a third party

Explain the concept of altruistic punishment and an example of a situation in which it can be seen.

Which of the following is NOT an attribute of “fake news”?

  1. Unverifiable sources
  2. More bias
  3. Likely to print corrections
  4. Grammar and/or spelling errors

The inference that children’s inability to forgo a marshmallow leads to poorer life outcomes exhibits the problem of:

  1. confirmation bias
  2. correlation is not always causation
  3. cognitive plasticity
  4. attention deficit disorder

According to Nowak, cooperation that arises from reputation is known as __ indirect reciprocity __.

Explain the concept “Tragedy of the Commons” and how it is different from public goods; provide an example. How can this problem be avoided?

What is the basic idea behind Robert Putnam’s “Bowling Alone”?

  1. Decline in bowling
  2. Networked individualism
  3. Decline in American social capital
  4. Decrease in American cultural capital

Reed’s law states which of the following?

  1. The value of telecom networks is proportional to the number of potential transactions; N^2
  2. The more networks we are connected to, the more beneficial it is to our success
  3. The value of social networks is proportional to the number of possible groups (2^N)
  4. The value of broadcast network is proportional to the number of viewers (N)

mnemonic for Sarnoff, Metcalfe, and Reed??

  1. The __ private __ key is used to digitally sign something.

Clarifications from responses

Concepts

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Concluding questions?